KUALA LUMPUR – The government has been urged to establish a special foundation to empower people with disabilities (PwD).
Senator Idris Ahmad said apart from acting as a medium to channel aid to the group, this foundation could also be a platform for their self-actualisation.
“We want them to be empowered just like Senator Ras Adiba Radzi, the PwD representative in the Senate. It is important to set up this foundation so that assistance can be channeled directly to them.
“... and this foundation should be managed by the group themselves because they would understand those in a similar predicament better,” he told the Dewan Negara today.
He said the existing National Council for people with disabilities needs to be improved to ensure their welfare, especially those living in rural areas.
Idris also said that disabled people should also be given the opportunity to participate in the council.
He said it was important to include the group in the council to allow them to express their views and raise issues that affect them. – Bernama, December 16, 2020
